If a person gets sick, healers within the Santería tradition do spiritual cleansing to try to return somebody to health, ...

The Larry Nassar sexual assault case was a life-altering journey of heartbreak for his victims and a scandalous and hugely disappointing blow to the field of sports medicine. And it has illuminated ...

A 70-year-old Black woman who had irreversible chronic heart disease — and more seriously than that, end-stage renal disease ...

In Boston, Dr. Richard Clarke Cabot pontificates unofficially over the medical profession, doubtless naturally for he has been teaching as well as practicing and writing for many a year. In Chicago Dr ...

Medical ethics is a pivotal field that provides guidance for the conduct of medical professionals and ensures the integrity of medical practice, protecting the interests of all patients. Misconduct ...

Charles E. Binkley is the director of bioethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. Justice, the ethical mandate that every patient is treated the same so as to achieve ...

The Hippocratic oath serves as a mission statement for physicians, articulating principles that guide their work. Its tenets include beneficence, nonmaleficence and confidentiality, but they are often ...

Trevor is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. His current research focuses on the ways religious worldviews -- ...

Artificial intelligence (AI)—of ChatGPT fame—is increasingly used in medicine to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and to avoid unnecessary screening for patients. But AI medical devices ...

Madison Patrick is a sociology and public health major and a 2024-25 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Despite the invaluable contribution of medical ...

We have an extended group of Faculty who contribute significantly to our vibrant community. Joint Faculty actively participate in the Center, engaging in teaching, social events, student mentorship, ...